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Maternal serum perfluoroalkyl substance mixtures and thyroid hormone concentrations in maternal and cord sera: The HOME study
Science
24 Mar 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFOS had a positive trending association with thyroid-stimulating hormones.
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Alternatives of perfluoroalkyl acids and hepatitis B virus surface antibody in adults: Isomers of C8 Health Project in China
Science
23 Mar 2020 | Environ. Poll.
6:2 PFESA was found to be associated with lower levels of hepatitis B surface antibody in the human blood.
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Dietary characteristics associated with plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among adults with pre-diabetes: Cross-sectional results from the Diabetes Prevention Program Trial
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Environ Int
Dietary patterns of vegetables, fruits, and Omega-3 rich fish were associated with lower plasma concentrations of some PFAS.
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Multi-box mass balance model of PFOA and PFOS in different regions of San Francisco Bay
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Chemosphere
A model used to predict the fate and levels of PFOA and PFOS in estuaries find the highest levels in South Bay.
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Fluorine Mass Balance and Suspect Screening in Marine Mammals from the Northern Hemisphere
Science
17 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Novel PFAS was found in polar bears and large marine mammals and characterized through a multi-platform approach.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood pressure in pre-diabetic adults-cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the diabetes prevention program outcomes study
Science
16 Mar 2020 | Environ Int
This study examined cross-sectional and prospective associations of PFAS with blood pressure and hypertension.
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Dietary Uptake and Depuration Kinetics of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate, Perfluorooctanoic Acid, and Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (GenX) in a Benthic Fish
Science
12 Mar 2020 | Env. Sci. and Tech.
PFOA and PFOS found to bioaccumulate in fish while GenX did not.
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Transcriptome analysis of acute exposure of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Science
11 Mar 2020 | Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C Toxicol. Pharmacol.
PFOS found to inhibit clam's ability to metabolize food and filter water.
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Indiana-based companies in charge of incinerating military’s PFAS firefighting foam stockpiles
News
9 Mar 2020 | Indiana Environmental Reporter
Two Indiana-based hazardous waste treatment companies are playing a leading role nationally in the incineration of the U.S. military’s stockpiles of toxic firefighting foam and have landed in the middle of a legal battle.
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Dietary characteristics associated with plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among adults with pre-diabetes: Cross-sectional results from the Diabetes Prevention Program Trial
Science
26 Feb 2020 | Environ Int
Consuming omega-3 rich fish was associated with lower plasma concentrations of some PFAS.
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Chronic PFAS-exposure under environmentally relevant conditions delays development in northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) larvae
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
Developmental delays were seen at levels as low as 0.06 ppb in frogs.
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F-53B and PFOS treatments skew human embryonic stem cell in vitro cardiac differentiation towards epicardial cells by partly disrupting the WNT signaling pathway
Science
25 Feb 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
F-53B found to disrupt the healthy development of the heart more than PFOS.
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[Public comment] Draft scientific opinion on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food
Policy
24 Feb 2020
The European Food Safety Authority is holding consultation for the proposed PFOA+PFOS+PFHxS+PFNA tolerable weekly intake of 8 ng/kg of body weight per week. Parts of the European population exceed this level with fish, fruit, and eggs being the largest sources of exposure. Comment period ends on April 20, 2020.
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EPA closer to regulating PFAS in drinking water
News
20 Feb 2020 | Bloomberg Environment
In addition to proposing to regulate PFOA and PFOS, the EPA is asking for data and information including new monitoring and health effects data to decide whether regulation is appropriate for other chemicals in the PFAS family.
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Origin and organ-specific bioaccumulation pattern of perfluorinated alkyl substances in crabs
Science
19 Feb 2020 | Environ. Poll.
PFOA was dominant among the PFAS in Korean and Chinese crabs, and PFOS was dominant among Pakistani and Indian crabs.